Posts Tagged: Iran hostage
France Says Two Citizens Arrested in Iran, Demands They Be Freed Immediately
France said on Thursday that two of its citizens have been arrested in Iran and demanded they be freed immediately. "The French government condemns this baseless...
British-Iranian Aid Worker Handed Over to British Team in Tehran
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been handed over to a British team at Iran's Imam Khomeini Airport and is leaving Iran after London paid its $530 million...
Iran Appears Ready to Swap Prisoners With US as Talks Approach ‘Finish Line’
Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close...
Iran Rules Out US Prisoner Release as Nuclear Talks Precondition
Iran on Monday ruled out any US preconditions for reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, including the release of American prisoners held by the Islamic Republic...
France Demands Tehran’s Immediate Release of French-Iranian Academic Adelkhah
Franco-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Tehran has sentenced to five years in prison but was recently living under house arrest, has once again been incarcerated,...
Don’t Be Hoodwinked by Iran’s Human Rights ‘Overtures’
As negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program continue, the Iranian regime is once again oscillating between blackmail and seemingly benevolent gestures. This is a common regime...
Swedish Scientist Near Death After Months in Solitary Confinement in Iran, Say UN Experts
Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges, is in critical condition and near death after months of prolonged solitary confinement,...
Jailed French Tourist in Iran Faces Spying Charges, Lawyer Says
A French tourist arrested in Iran 10 months ago, Benjamin Briere, faces charges of "spying and propaganda against the system," one of his lawyers told...
Academic Held in Iran for Two Years Says Imprisonment Pushed Her to Brink of Suicide
A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in solitary confinement for seven months, in what she...
